Mondaiji-tachi ga isekai kara kuru soudesu yo:Volume 7 Interlude
Interlude[edit]
———2105380 Outer Gate. In front of the fountain square.
It was the time of day when the sky began to be dyed a sunset red.
In Kouen City, it was around the time when Sakamaki Izayoi was fighting with His Highness.
At the corner of the bustling commercial district, Leticia Draculea was standing around unseen. She should’ve stood out from the crowd with her maid outfit and her beautiful blonde hair, but she flawlessly melded her presence in amongst the crowd of people. Despite the radiance of her blond hair, no one seemed to notice her. The flow of peddlers, while carrying their large luggage, had passed her by without noticing anything amiss.
Quietly observing the crowd of various species coming and going about their business, she checked the letter she had in her hand.
(………To think that I’d receive this kind of letter from her.)
Carved into the wax seal was the banner of the Queen Halloween, which carves the Trajectory of the Sun as well as the Boundary of the Stars. There is no one in this Little Garden who didn’t know of this symbol.
The Celestial spirit of Gold and the Sun who governs the Boundary of the Stars.
Below Shiroyasha, it is a being that is entrusted with sovereignty over 6 suns.
In this Little Garden where the gods of war gather, there is only one, a great demon lord, who holds the title of ‘Queen’. Even in the Little Garden, Queen Halloween is one of the best communities out there. The elites who obtain the favor of the Queen————————the Queen Knights were also rumored to be able to best gods. And this express letter was sent by one of those Knights, Faceless, who had shared some past dealings with [No Name] from before.
(This letter was actually addressed to Yō, but………but I can’t just reject the meeting just because she’s still out.)
Kasukabe Yō, Sakamaki Izayoi, Kudou Asuka, Kuro Usagi, Jin Russel, and Pest were all out at the moment, having headed over to [Salamandra]’s territory, Kouen City. The only ones left at the [No Names] headquarters were Leticia, Shirayuki-hime, and Gry the gryphon, who was out at work.
(Come to think of it, Gry-dono was supposed to be coming back today.)
As her blonde hair fluttered in a horizontal breeze, she looked up at the sunset sky in melancholy. The eldest No Name members should be busy preparing for dinner around this time. She had Lily handling the kitchen, so there was nothing to worry about there, but when she thought about clumsy Shirayuki-hime messing things up, her heart couldn’t settle down.
(I hope that today’s dinner ………isn’t going to be another cabbage feast.)
Worried, she wrinkled her eyebrows in thought. But just then, she spotted a familiar figure across the bustling crowd. Wrapped in pure white armor atop a dress skirt, Faceless came through the Outer Gate with elegant steps, and without hesitating, she walked straight through the crowd to stop before Leticia. Leticia, who had concealed her presence, smiled bitterly in reflex.
“………That’s sobering. I had confidence in not standing out, too.”
“How modest. Trying to conceal your presence in a crowd as a beautiful maid is rather strange, I’d think.”
“Good follow up. I’m sure you could become a wonderful maid.”
She shrugged as she smiled wryly. Done with the small talk, Leticia pulled herself together and asked.
“So, what kind of business did you have with Yō today? Since the letter had the wax seal of Queen Halloween, I’m guessing it’s a royal decree from the Queen?”
“………Yes.”
She answered in a non-eloquent tone, which was unusual for her. Putting her hand on her chin, she hesitated for a moment, and then muttered troublingly.
“It’s about the ear muffs she had requested to summon………it seems that a rift has opened up in the boundary between the outside world and the Little Garden because of it.”
“A rift to the outside world?”
“Yes. If the rift continues to grow, it may devour a section of an Outer Gate whole.”
Without any modulation, she spoke of an outrageously abnormal situation. The ear muffs she was talking about were probably the cat ear headphones. Leticia’s face stiffened as she took a deep breath.
“………I guessed that something was off, but this is much worse than I thought. What exactly do we need to do?”
“First, bring the ear muffs. After that, if we can find the center of the rift, we should be able to deal with it without too many problems.”
“Center of the rift? What is that, exactly?”
“That’s————————”
At the moment Faceless was about to answer. A large figure slowly shrouded the two.
“So this is where you’ve been. I’ve been looking for you, Leticia-dono.”
Faceless momentarily emitted an insecure mood in response to the large man’s presence and voice. It wasn’t out of hostility, but an unfamiliar presence and voice had crossed over her. It was the obvious thing to do as a knight. Leticia, guessing whose presence it was, voiced the man’s name as she smiled wryly.
“Sorry. I was about to go looking for you. Looks like I caused you some trouble, Gry-dono.”
“————————Gry?”
It was a familiar name to her. But in Faceless’s memories, the name Gry belonged to a gryphon. With quizzical eyes, she peered out from under her dance mask————————and became speechless.
“……………?”
“Hmm? Well, if it isn’t the queen knight from before. It’s been a while.”
It was a polite voice in contrast with his wording. The male voice was deep, but despite that, it had a friendly ring to it, and gave off a sense that the person the voice belonged to was a virtuous one. His tall stature was not intimidating and it was giving off something close to an aura of tolerance; hence, even if he stood before her, she would not feel intimidated. His facial features were graceful and he gave off a manly fragrance. However,—–
His clothes were skin tight.
“………Gry-dono?”
“Yes, that’s me………what is it? You look like a pigeon who’s been shot by a pea shooter. If you’re a queen knight, a therianthropy technique shouldn’t be all that new to you, right?”
His cheerful smile could only be described as that of a gentleman’s. In terms of physical human appearances, he looked to be in his late twenties. His chest and sturdy arms that matched his height were moderately built, and his brown skin made him look rather handsome. However, his clothes were skin tight. His clothes were fatally skin tight.
If one were to describe how tight his clothes were, Faceless, a veteran and one of the most skilled queen knights, had her mouth half open as she stared up at him; that was how tight his clothes were. A person such as Faceless was dangerously close to falling to riposte from the shocking illustration.
He was gracefully handsome and smelled sweet, but those clothes were just painfully fatal for his looks. He could’ve been around 190 centimeters tall, but he was standing tall in shorts and a tank top. This could only have the opposite effect for the appearance he prepared. It went past comical to the point where the people would be embarrassed just from looking at him.
“…………”
Forgetting to return the greetings, Faceless absentmindedly stared at Gry. Understanding her sentiments, Leticia sent out a lifeboat.
“Gry-dono. Faceless seems to be………well, surprised by your wild selection of clothes. What if you took this opportunity to put on some more civilized clothes?”
“What are you saying? I may have lost my wings, but a gryphon is a respectable king of beasts. It is unreasonable that I would be embarrassed about my looks and adorn myself with such inelegant clothing. If wearing clothes is the mark of civilization, then the robust figure of a king of beasts would be the proof of tranquillity. This is something I absolutely can’t give in on.”
Gry declared with honest eyes. Leticia faltered upon hearing his sincere voice, but it troubled her to hear that from a man in shorts and a tank top. Leticia tried to think of a way to persuade him to rethink his attire, but Faceless took the reins.
“Excuse me………Leticia-dono. Please, don’t worry about it. Their race has their own assertions. Trying to make him conform to his surroundings isn’t a good idea.”
“I,Is that so?”
“Yes. Besides, this isn’t the time. We must find the epicenter as quickly as possible.”
“Hoh. It sounds like an emergency situation. I will lend you a hand.”
“No thanks.”
Faceless immediately replied. Taking her reply as being reserved, Gry cheerfully smiled and shook his head.
“There is no need to worry. There is no need for reservation amongst companions who have fought side by side. Coming into contact with each other is also part of the natural flow of life. First, let us hear the whole story at the No Names’ headquarters.”
Gry turned on his heels. His figure as he gallantly swaggered through the fountain square gave off a sense that his personality was one of a kind. If only his clothes weren’t skin tight.
“………I see. The definition of ‘unfortunately falling short even with all the effort put in’ is that kind of gentleman.”[magrefnotes: this part should be talking about a jap proverb or idiom. Ch version is the same… but the meaning was to fall short. So I merged the translated version of Aphraelyn with mine.]
Faceless rubbed her chin, and nodded in comprehension.
That’s wrong, Leticia thought in riposte[1], but she stayed silent. There was a need for haste. Gry, who took the lead heading towards the headquarters, was followed closely behind by the two.
Translator's Notes[edit]
- ↑ [magrefnotes: my goodness… riposte is the word I was searching for all these while and this kept going under my radar? There might be a large scale edit soon…. Tsukomi is riposte. Though I think it’s okay to leave it as well according to the original translator notes: Riposte - (1) a fencer's quick return thrust following a parry (2) a retort http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riposte]
